What is the Least Common Multiple of 737 and 741?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 737 and 741 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 737 and 741, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(737,741) = 1
LCM(737,741) = ( 737 × 741) / 1
LCM(737,741) = 546117 / 1
LCM(737,741) = 546117

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 737 and 741 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 737 and 741. First we will calculate the prime factors of 737 and 741.

Prime Factorization of 737

Prime Factorization of 741

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 737 and 741.

LCM(737,741) = 11¹ × 67¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 19¹
LCM(737,741) = 546117